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L'lEr.rtRY (Pariodical Dept.) Usivarslty cf 'Korth Carolina Chanel Hill.. IU C EDITORIAL : A .Milestone No Rocks, Please IRC Forum WLw NEWS :' UP Platform SP Nominations Weil Lectures -TEE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME LY United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C FEID AY, APRIL 25, 1947 jSTOIEEE 174 NEWS BRIEFS Wallace Hits Gen. DeGaulle In Paris Talk Resistance Leader Starts New Party Sorbonne, France, April 24 (UP) Former Vice President Henry Wal lace tonight made a thinly-veiled at tack upon "wartime leader of French resistance, General Charles de Gaulle Without naming names, Wallace said, 'Trance mast remain a republic, free cf dictatorship aspirations, not only in the interests of her people, but in the very interest of the world." The famous circular amphitheater of the Sorboime, where he spoke, rang with cheers. Wallace's audience knew instantly whom he was talking about. De Gaulle recently organized a French people's party to press for con stitutional reform. He announced to day that it had several hundred mem bers. However, the resistance leader denied that he had any aspirations to be a dictator. University Party Head Releases Election Platform oi ibna orses Mor fit For Ed iiorship Of Yack Wounded Duke Nurse Said to Be Improving: Durham, April 24 (UP) Hospital attendants at Duke university are guarding against a third night of unexpected violence at the big hos pital. Meanwhile, Sue Taylor a nurse who was shot last night in the Duke fiower garden is reported as improv ing from a bullet wound in the abdo men. Miss Taylor was shot and he" companion robbed only IS hours after a firebug started seven incendiary UP, CP Candidate Receives Support Of Student Party By Harry Snowden The Student party yesterday afternoon completed nomina tions for moat of the positions left unfilled, thus almost com pleting" its slate of candidates. Bill McfSt, already the Univer sity and Campus parties candidate, drew the nomination for editor of the Yackety-Yack. In making this move the party explained that it considered MofSt the only candidate with suffi cient qualifications to fill the office, and in line with its policy of selecting candidates best fitted for positions had no choice but to endorse the al ready twice-nominated Moffit. Barbara Cashion of Chapel Hill re ceived the nomination for town eo-ed representative in the student legis lature along with Jo Fishel as women's dormitory representative. Herman Baker, rising junior from Nashville, was nominated as Men's dormitory representative to the stu dent legislature. Charles Robinson, from MooresboTO. ! and also a rising junior, was nomina ted as men's representative to the student council. Town representatives to the stu dent legislature will be nominated at four o'clock Sunday afternoon. - I i t --Smm ! : : ...... f s ' r s . . - -- - -.- . . : ...... . ... ... j Registration System Improvement Features Political Party Platform By Chuck Hanser Alex Davis, chairman of the University party, last night re vealed his organization's platform for the coming elections. The 11 point program was released after a party meeting in the GraU room of Graham Memorial yesterday afternoon. Last plank cf the platform contain- a promise of working toward an im- J JjleCtlOnS IS ill prove a regisxrauon system invoiv ing the choice of instructors as a ma jor point. ?; . : it it 'J TaAJHim. Gates fires in the hospital. Police are in vestigating but report no arrest. Judge Issues Warnings To Mine Leader Lewis Washington, April 24 (UP) Federal Judge T. Alan Goidsborough today warned John L. Lewis that the United Mine Workers union still is bound by court order to refrain from any further soft coal work stoppages until federal seizure ends June SO. Goidsborough issued the warning when he rebated $2,500,000 of th? union's original contempt of court fine. Will Discuss Merger Of Bis: Labor Unions PfrfsTirrm-h. Anril 94 fTTPi CIO ti -i x tv -i- -t1 i i-e ilnolicy toward Bussia. President Pmlip Murray has nctmed i - J . f when the Student party meets at that time in Graham Memorial. Truman vs. Wallace . Will Be Debate Topic In IRC Meet Tonight "Truman versus Wallace" is the provocative topic which will provide the spark for an informal debate by the International Relations club on Monday evening at 7:30 in the Roland Parker lounge of Graham Memorial William Armstrong will lead the IRC discussion on the divergent for eign policy viewpoints of Henry Wal lace and President Truman. It is ex- SPONSORING A DREAM Pictured above are the six coeds who will serve as sponsors for officers of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the annual .Dream Girl dance which will be given in the Women's gymnasium Satur day night. Other sponsors, not available at the time of the photograph, are Jane Rogers, Prince Nufer, and Lynn Weiss. May Be May 24.... Freshmen and Sophomores Tentatively Arrange Dance Tentative plans for a freshman- sophomore dance were approved yes terday in a joint meeting of both classes. The dance will most likely be held May 24 in the Woman's gymna sium with such bands as the Duke Ambassadors being considered. Hall New President Of Music Fraternity Jimmy Hall was elected president cf Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia, national t music fraternity, at a meeting Tues- I sophomore class, presided over thei . . . pected that, several leading campus fioor discussion yesterday which start-1 tional Councilman Bob Prunty; vice- followers of Wallace will be present at Monday's meeting to argue the case against Truman's so-called "tough" A. F. of L. Presisent William Green! : . , . - tt' from his European sneakmg tour in tnat ne can meet him m W ashington ! . , , ; , , f , . , t . , j- 'which he attacked the Greek-Turkish one week from today to discuss mer- t i i laid bill to halt -communism. Ccngres- " Z tsional support for the Truman doc-; ed with a report by Al Winn on the I "cwm, . rr tary, Winfield Rose; treasurer. Ben approximate expenses necessary. j.wo , ' motions were passed that the danceJaffa5 Wstorian, Dave McAdams; be semi-formal and that one dollar rden, Harry Shipman; alumni sec invitations in the form of class mem-1 retar D MarshaU. bership cards be sold to freshmen and ' sophomores soon. Company May Rescind Proffered Wage Hike Detroit, April 24 (UP) Com pany officials have indicated that General Motors may withdraw its of fer of a .15 cents hourly wage in crease to the CIO auto workers. Com pany and union still are deadlocked on the method of paying the increase, and the company has rejected a union arbitration proposal. . I Hirrh School Debaters Committees appointed to start work StaOfe District Finals I trine has been strong. However, some ! immediately making definite arrange-j i i w t 4.1. f j m"rt; were as follows: Stuart Bondu-i v.ith district deoatmg contest re- observers feel tnat if the policy doe-s S m-r-Lis vrt 1UUUVV'5, W11UJ , rant, Miles Smith, and Carl Durham. ; SL41L now cumpitteu, nrrv x. v-oius., ways and means; Jo West and Jerry! in charge of the 1947 competition for Pence, invitations and refreshments ;( the University Extension division, an and Chuck Hauser and Charlie Gib- j nouned the 10 high schools that will Leading the planks is an endorse ment of a provision to convert Emer son field boxing pavilion to recreation rooms for men's dormitories. The entire platform follows: 1. Convert Emerson field boxing pa vilion to recreation rooms for men's dormitories. 2. Improved janitorial service for dormitories. 3. A town association composed of town, trailer camp, and Victory Vil lage students to conduct social activi ties and an organized voice in stu dent affairs. 4. Provide a social center for Vic tory Village. 5. Revival of inter-dormitory and. class dances. 6. Improve seating at footbal' games. 7. The instigation and vigorous sup port of a movement to obtain appro priations from the State Legislature for a student union building to in clude small ballrooms, post office, soda . fountain. . S. Earnest effort to obtain tele phone service for quonset huts. 9. A Daily Tar Heel dedicated to more coverage of campus news. 10. All-out support for the new campus humor magazine. 11. Improved registration system involving the following improvements: A. Preferred choice of teachers and hour on registration forms. B. Appointment slips to be em ployed by all departments to elimi nate lines. C. Priority to be established in order of acceptance of appointmant slips. D. Graduating seniors and hard ship cases to be given special con- ; sideration. ! not bear immediate fruits the pendu lum of public sentiment will swing toward Wallace's doctrine. Mass Meeting Monday Of Coeds in Gerrard r lished a reserve fund from which we ting Ox j stockholders a 5 per Gains Passage In Legislature After tne tumult and confusion died, the Student Legislature last night discovered that it had passed Johnny Clamp itt's election bill with the exception of the article provid ing fcr the location of polling places. The assembly first heard a letter from Student Body President Dewey Dorsett recommending the passage of the entire measure. Dorsett empha sized that his vote of last quarter's polling place bill had created "con siderable confusion on the campus." Following the reading of the letter, the assembly got to work on the elec tions bill, article by article. Legis lators jumped to their feet all over the hall suggesting amendments to the proposal which in essence merely recodifies the regulations in accord ance with the campus constitution. Chiefly important among the changes was the raising of campaign expenditures. The expenses allowed under the new laws are: president, $25.00; vice-president, $20.00; Tar HeeL.Mag, and Yackety Yack editors, S20.C0; secretary-treasurer, $20.00; all other offices, $S.0O. Buying Club Checks For UNC Veterans Will Soon Increase Veterans who are members of the Chapel Hill buying club will soon re ceive an unexpected addition to their subsistence checks in the form of a patronage dividend, co-op officials an nounced yesterday. It was explained that a patronage dividend consists of a rebate on the total value of all grocery purchases made through the organization. The checks that are now in the process of being mailed are based on 6 per cent of the total value of a member's or ders since January. "Besides authorizing this first pat ronage dividend we have also estab- Meanwhile. the organization went ahead with preparations for a special scn' Fncuy. ; International Relations club picnirj Further plans will be presented for i meet in the finals here May 1-2. The 10 schools are sending six af- and social to be held next Tuesday open discussion at a second freshman-' firmative and six negative teams to afternoon- President Optimistic Over Chances of Party Washington, April 24 (UP) President Truman held a conference with Democratic leaders from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio today. Thev discussed the price situation, and the political outlook, with the state leaders optimistic about Demo cratic chances in 1948. Supreme Court Asked To Support Lea Act Washington, April 24 (UP) The Justice department has appealed to the Supreme court to uphold the con stitutionality of the so-called anti Petrillo law the Lea act. The law curtailing the powers of Musician Union Head James Petrfflo has been declared unconstitutional by a Fed eral district court in Chicago. WEATHER TODAY . Fair and Warmer Jo Benton Chosen As Coed Chairman Jo Benton, rising senior from Dan ville. Virginia, has been chosen to serve as chairman of coed student ad visers for next year. Miss Benton will be in charge of approximately 45 student advisers who will aid in the coed orientation pro gram next falL A transfer from sophomore meeting next Thursday at compete for the Aycock Memorial j 4 o'clock in Gerrard hall which all j cup. These 10 teams were chosen by members of both classes are urged j elimination from a field of 100 North to attend. ' Carolina high schools. ihere will be a mass meet all coeds Monday afternoon at o o clock in Gerrard Hall for the purpose cf nominating candidate j Woman's council and the Coed senate. Jerry Atkins, elections chairman of the senate, has announced that nom inations will be made to fill seven seats on the Woman's council and approximately fifteen seats in the Co ed senate, legislative body of coed government. cent dividend within the year, co-op chairman Tom McDade. es f or the , . , . T said By Professor Hamilton .... Weil Lecture Series Will End Tonight Professor Walton Hamilton will de liver the third and last of his series of Weil lectures based on -"The re turn of Political Economy," this even- Stratford Junior college, Miss Benton ting at 8:30 in Hill hall. The specific Delta Delta Delta sorority. f Union of btate ana Lconomy." Hamilton is a professor cf law at Yale university and a member of the bar. A former special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, he is also an economist by training, and receeived a PhD in thi1? field at the University of Michigan He is the author or co-author of many books, including: Price an-1 Price Policy; The Pattern cf Com petition; Antitrust in Action; and Patents and Free Enterprise. Although not delivered in the year 1945-46, the Weil lectures on Ameri- Mangum Group Picnics Today at Mason Farm 31angum dormitory will open the picnic season this afternoon with a big frolic to be held at the Mason farm. The affair, of which Peter Gerns is in charge, is to start at 5 pan. when all couples will meet in front of the dorm from where transportation "will be provided. Highlighting the festi vities attended by about forty couples will be a wiener roast. lean citizenship are normally an an nual feature of the public lecture pro- T-n-moT?ifpd in January ox tms ! year as the Chapel Hill Mutual Dis tributors Inc., the co-op has been tem porarily operating as a buying club until such time as a regular store ; could be established. j4dams to Be Candidate For Head Cheerleader t Grey L. Adams has announced that he is running for head cheerleader i as an independent candidate in the forthcoming election with John Dale, as publicity agent. Grey is a familiar figure around campus and is well known for his ao X. jgram at Carolina. These lectures were jties in Sound and Fury, j established in 1914 through the gene- j Supporters of Grey are confident rosity of the families of Mr. Sol and J e tj,e man for the important Mr. Henry Weil of Goldsboro, N. C- ; jcj, 0f he3.d cheerleader. He promises ! The series was inauguarted by the ' tiia elected, he will put forth hi3 then ex-President William HowarJ,aij t0 revive the traditional spirit of Taf t who spoke on the subject : "The j carofrm and his platform is for the Presidency: Powers, Duties, Obliga- j benefit of the student body initiating tions, and Responsibilities." Since that ' ne. .-heers, more cheers, and better time the lectures have been delivers i : cheerleading. by many prominent persons. r t t PROFESSOR HAMILTON Professor Hamilton spoke Wedne-? day evening on "The State goes Eco nomic" and Thursday on "The Eco nomy goes Political." This evening he will tie them together with a final lecture on "Union of State and Eco-notay." Staffs Meet Today A joint meeting of the Daily Tar Heel and Carolina Magazine staffs has been called for this aftemoom at 4 p.m. It is imperative that all staff members attend. The meeting will be held in the DTH office.
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